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stryge.

to stroke, to gently caress

6 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsd̥ʁyːə][ˈsd̥ʁyːy]
  1. to stroke, to gently caress

    Hun strøg ham om kinden.
  2. to iron (cloth); to pass an iron over

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish strykæ, from Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic *streukaną. Cognate with Swedish stryka. The similar verbs English stroke and German streichen go back to an unrelated word, *strīkaną.

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